Inspector Kris Ottery said: “If you want work done on your house or garden, it is always best to seek out a known, reputable tradesperson and not be pressurised by anyone who just happens to knock on your door.

“Don’t be fooled by any claim that they make that they have seen anything damaged or dangerous that needs urgent attention. You can always get a qualified person to look at it and they won’t undertake work that doesn’t need doing.”

Thankfully the man’s bank has refunded the £300 and CCTV has been installed.

Anyone with information about the men, who are thought to have been driving a silver pick-up truck, is asked to report online to https://sussex.police.uk/contact-us/response-to-appeal/ or call 101 quoting serial 1232 of 03/05.

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